ID 949522
Lot 62 | MARINO MARINI (1901-1980)
Estimate value
$ 1 200 000 – 2 500 000
Cavaliere
stamped with initials 'MM' (on the base)
bronze with brown patina and hand-chiseling by the artist
Height: 52 7/8 in. (134 cm.)
Conceived and cast in 1953
Provenance
Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), New York.
Weintraub Gallery, New York.
Eric Estorick, London.
Lillian L. Poses, New York (acquired from the above, late 1950s); Estate sale, Sotheby's, New York, 9 May 1995, lot 107.
Private collection, Europe (acquired at the above sale); sale, Sotheby's, London, 20 October 2003, lot 19.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owners.
Literature
E. Trier, Marino Marini, Cologne, 1954, pp. 13 and 28 (another cast illustrated, p. 28; dated 1952).
H. Lederer and E. Trier, The Sculpture of Marino Marini, New York, 1961, p. 140 (plaster version illustrated in situ in the artist's studio, pl. 68; with incorrect dimensions).
G. di San Lazzaro, H. Read and P. Waldberg, Marino Marini: Complete Works, New York, 1970, p. 370, no. 315 (another cast illustrated; with incorrect dimensions).
C. Pirovano, Marino Marini, Scultore, Milan, 1973, p. 166, no. 319 (another cast illustrated; with incorrect dimensions).
C. Pirovano, ed., Marino Marini: Catalogo del Museo di San Pancrazio di Firenze, Milan, 1988, pp. 158 and 229, no. S 63 (another cast illustrated, p. 160, pl. 149; detail of another cast illustrated, p. 161, pl. 150; with incorrect dimensions).
C. Pirovano, Il Museo Marino Marini a Firenze, Milan, 1990, p. 33 (another cast illustrated; dated 1951-1953).
M. Meneguzzo, ed., Marino Marini: Cavalli e Cavalieri, Milan, 1997, pp. 143-145 and 225, no. 78 (another cast illustrated, pp. 143 and 225; details of another cast illustrated, pp. 144-147; with incorrect dimensions).
Fondazione Marino Marini, ed., Marino Marini: Catalogue Raisonné of the Sculptures, Milan, 1998, p. 265, no. 377b (plaster version illustrated in color, p. 264, no. 377a).
Post Lot Text
The Marino Marini Foundation has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
| Artist: | Marino Marini (1901 - 1980) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Artist: | Marino Marini (1901 - 1980) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
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